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United Kingdom

Bath, England, United Kingdom

Bath, United Kingdom

Bristol, United Kingdom

Paris Area, France

Technical lead for the development of the Nissan IM01 powertrain, including definition of the powertrain architecture and oversight of all technical aspects of the electric driveline. Responsible for high and low voltage architecture, application of electrical safety concept, systems integration and all ECU software in the Formula E cars.

Paris Area, France

Technical lead for the development of the Renault Z.E.15 and Z.E.16 powertrains, including definition of the powertrain architectures and oversight of all technical aspects of the electric powertrain. Also responsible for all ECU software in Renault powered Formula E cars.

Paris Area, France

In my initial role as a sub-contractor for Renault Sport I was responsible for the overall design of the electric powertrain of Renault’s 2015 Formula E car (Renault Z.E.15) from blank page to system validation on-track. This included: • Lap time simulation and analysis, including development of vehicle component models, to define development sensitivities and prioritise key areas for performance improvement. • Fixing powertrain specifications including motor torque, speed, efficiency,… Show more In my initial role as a sub-contractor for Renault Sport I was responsible for the overall design of the electric powertrain of Renault’s 2015 Formula E car (Renault Z.E.15) from blank page to system validation on-track. This included: • Lap time simulation and analysis, including development of vehicle component models, to define development sensitivities and prioritise key areas for performance improvement. • Fixing powertrain specifications including motor torque, speed, efficiency, gearing and weight. • Electrical Safety Concept review and application for the 2015 powertrain. • Validation of the car powertrain, from component level through to pre-season track testing. • Software specification of all components of ECU software. Show less

8 East

"Optimal Control of Hybrid Electric Vehicles for Real-World Driving Patterns"My research focused on reducing fuel consumption in light commercial vehicles by hybridising conventional vehicles with a retrofit electric traction motor. This approach adds kinetic energy recovery without altering original OEM components. My research involved optimising the control of the hybrid powertrain using model-based-design techniques, modeling of conventional and hybrid powertrain components, as well… Show more "Optimal Control of Hybrid Electric Vehicles for Real-World Driving Patterns"My research focused on reducing fuel consumption in light commercial vehicles by hybridising conventional vehicles with a retrofit electric traction motor. This approach adds kinetic energy recovery without altering original OEM components. My research involved optimising the control of the hybrid powertrain using model-based-design techniques, modeling of conventional and hybrid powertrain components, as well as extensive testing of hybrid vehicles on a chassis dynamometer.Since the duty cycle of light commercial vehicles can vary considerably the project involved characterising real-world vehicle use and understanding how this should affect control optimisation. Research in this area included studying the savings that are possible through improved driver behaviour, and design of the software used in the Ashwoods' Lightfoot product.During my PhD I also undertook a one month secondment at Ecole Centrale de Nantes (France), during which I studied thermal transients in turbochargers on a gas stand. Show less

Alongside my PhD I worked as a part time Development Engineer at Ashwoods Automotive. My work involved aspects of product development not directly relevant to my research, including development of hybrid vehicle control systems as well as the algorithm in a driver behaviour improvement tool now marketed successfully as Lightfoot.

Northampton, United Kingdom

I worked in Aero Engineering, supporting wind tunnel operations. My work was primarily CAD design and packaging of components for the wind tunnel model using Catia v5. I produced designs and manufacturing drawings for various materials and processes including metalwork, rapid prototyping (SLS, SLA) and carbon fibre.I was also responsible for the daily compilation of data for Reliability & Repeatability monitoring of the wind tunnel.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

My work at CMR Fuel Cells involved scheming new concepts for direct methanol fuel cell stack design, looking for innovative ways to improve performance. This involved CAD using Solidworks, as well as some 1D compression and stress analysis.

Bristol, United Kingdom

During my placement at Rolls-Royce I assisted in development of a control system for a new gas turbine engine, and developed a Graphical User Interface to command test procedures.

Phd

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